Heracross counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Heracross
#0214 Heracross
BugFighting
USAGE 2.5% #58
ABILITYQuick Feet
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 125
DEF 75
SPA 40
SPD 95
SPE 85
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Flying
2×
FirePsychicFairy
½×
GrassFightingGroundBugDark
Moves
Close Combat 99.4% Knock Off 76.2% Facade 61.0% Swords Dance 56.0% Earthquake 41.8% Megahorn 21.1% Protect 13.1% Trailblaze 10.0%
Items
Flame Orb 94.9% Choice Scarf 2.1% Toxic Orb 2.0% Loaded Dice 0.6% Leftovers 0.3% Life Orb 0.1% Choice Band 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Quick Feet84.3%Slush Rush5.2%Swift Swim2.1%Refrigerate1.7%Toxic Boost1.3%Skill Link1.2%Adaptability1.1%Sword of Ruin0.8%
Common Teammates
Corviknight38.5%Regieleki23.3%Rillaboom18.0%Heatran17.6%Iron Moth13.7%Blissey13.6%Pecharunt11.7%Glimmora11.5%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #58 with 2.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.